Victor Vran

Victor Vran is, beyond doubt, one of the most well-made and entertaining indie games of this year. It may not be the most profound or stat heavy action-RPG ever made but it has a lot of content, it is highly addictive, and shuns conventions of the genre for some interesting concepts of its own.

Victor Vran is a fresh breeze in the world of Dungeon Crawlers. The improved control of the character and the weapon-system gives it a unique feel, despite the generic levels and enemies.

This side of Sanctuary it doesn’t get much better than this. Victor Vran blurs the lines between hack & slash and action adventure, delivering a very unique experience. Unfortunately it suffers from a generic art design and the preset character development.

For fans of the genre, VV is a must-play, as it has refreshing ideas that are implemented well. If not for what feels like padding, this game would appropriately find itself shoulder-to-shoulder with the titans of the genre.

A limp story and weak jokes are worth putting up with for Victor Vran’s great combat system.

A solid, long-lived and intense action RPG, with some interesting introduction in gameplay and a good level design.

Victor Vran offers motivating and dynamic battles and it's twice the fun in co-op mode.

An original hack 'n' slash that goes for a different approach. It works, even if it's more limited than many of its predecessors. This game has a decently deep system and great fighting, and represents a great start for Haemimont Games.

Not only is this budget hack’n’slash a quality game, but it also introduces to the genre a small but refreshing novelty – the ability to jump over obstacles and bounce off walls to reach areas inaccessible to typical Diablo slayers. [09/2015, p.53]

The gameplay, graphics, characters, story, and music come together to make a really enjoyable experience.

Above average Diablo-like game with comics visuals succeeded to get over the genre and story clichés and a story to bring a great concept of RPG elements and a rewarding replayability. [Issue#255]

A streamlined action RPG with the emphasis placed firmly on the action. [Sept 2015, p.58]

The latest game from Haemimont Games is based on the tradition of Diablo and fulfills the requirements for the high-quality action RPG. It is unable to beat reigning Diablo, but the last Van Helsing was beaten easily.

If you’re a fan of isometric RPGs and action, I think the choice is pretty clear, we have a winner.

It’s splashy and accessible, but intricate and skill-based. It’s alternately frantic and methodical. You can just plow through it mindlessly or you can optimize your character build and hone your favorite gear. You can tweak the difficulty as you go, keep it breezy, or crank it up to 11. Explore the wide-openness or follow the main quest marker to the end. But if you’re into action RPGs, whether you’re a Sacred 2 fanatic or Diablo III weekender or someone in between, Victor Vran is a name worth noting.

As far as Diablo clones go, it isn’t of the same calibre as Path of Exile due to its rather simplistic nature and the overabundance of the six primary enemy types, but it does feature some neat gameplay twists of its own. It’s worth a look if you are starved of action RPGs, with the emphasis on action.

I was hoping for more depth and permanence in the skill system like you might find in more traditional RPGs, but I can appreciate the choices the developers made given the core mechanic of the game: fast-paced combat with a variety of weapons and enemies.

Victor Vran is an isometric action-RPG with an original and a unique taste. The story is immersive, and overall it's a good game that deserves a try.

That said, Victor Vran does use all of its parts very well. It has a strong atmosphere, familiar controls, and some interesting moments. It might not be a standout, but it's definitely a solid game.

Victor Vran is a very competent and solid game that dungeon crawling ARPG fans should not miss.

Victor Vran is by no means perfect, but it's fun, ensures hours of play and it's ideal for those who want to delve into the hack 'n' slash genre for the first time.

Victor Vran is a good game, most enjoyable with friends. We've had a good time with it, but it needs some unique moments to make it a truly memorable experience.

Victor Vran is a very interesting, light-weight summer game. It has a cliché story and some annoying issues that (fortunately!) don't overshadow the immense pleasure you get from killing monsters and developing your character. It's simply a good game for all Diablo fans.

If you’re not afraid of the repetition that naturally comes with slowly wading through literally tens of thousands of monsters (I suggest pacing yourself over a few weeks or a month) there’s plenty to like in Victor Vran.

The first hours in Victor Vran are really motivating and great. Killing lots of monsters, getting cool loot, equipping your hero and solving challenges keep you going for hours. Later in the game it get’s quite obvious that game has quite a few design kinks, which take the fun down a notch or two. But still: one of the best Action-RPGs since Diablo 3.

Victor Vran carves itself a healthy niche in the aRPG genre, making up for a silly story with excellent (and addictive) combat. "Click-and-watch-things-die" has never felt this good.

A solid hack-and-slash that suffers from a mostly unexciting loot system and ordinary campaign. [Oct 2015, p.72]

Each of the weapons are satisfying to learn and use, so even if you’re killing spiders and skeletons over and over again, there’s novelty built on top of the immediacy of each button press/click. It’s an enjoyable romp, even if the Gothic trappings never amount to much (it’s not even pulp horror quality, and it’s completely spoiled by spots of dreadful Stanley Parable style meta-textual commentary).

It might have a rather generic name for a video game title and a mediocre story, but Victor Vran makes for a solid option from other action RPGs to blast on for a few afternoons with friends, thanks to its focus on fast paced, fun action and neat ideas with the destiny cards to add a distinct flavour on top of the otherwise well-known formula of isometric action role-playing games.

Although Victor Vran lacks traditional character statistics, some customization options are present – for example, there’s a bunch of passive perks in form of cards. Still, the action itself is closer to twin-stick shooters than action-RPGs. [Sept 2015, p.84]

Victor Vran is a nice dungeon crawler with action elements, that gives its own spin on the genre. The game offers enough challenge, but because of the lack of classes and variety it does not really pay to replay this game.

n the end, Victor Vran is a great action RPG that should be considered. It is not the best out there currently but it is has unique aspects and contains hours of fun.

Victor Vran is a good game but unfortunately it is just that, a good game no more. The game is great fun, especially in combat, but "sins" include lack of variety.

Victor Vran works well if we want to spend few hours in the fight against hordes of monsters, but it's also rewarding in smaller doses, when we fell like one challenge is enough. It's a successful 'Diablo clone', with enough differences to attract even the veterans of hack'n'slash genre.

Victor Vran is an interesting action rpg game with an innovative character progression, but it has a poor variety of enemies and lacks content.

A competent isometric roguelike, Victor Vran innovates in mechanics and character progression but suffers a little because of poor variety and insufficient content.

There's hack'n'slashing and an interesting narration behind it. It's a good action-RPG that won't let fans of the genre down, but it still lacks polishing in some gameplay aspects.

Unoriginal. [Issue#165, p.96]

Maybe, a year from now, adventures in Zagoravia will become much more interesting, but for now, even the co-op mode and the PvP arena can’t help Victor Vran.

There are problems with just about every aspect of Victor Vran. The issues range from small to large, from the glitches to frequent crashes and audio cutouts. Still, there’s a lot to enjoy about it.